Pot and pan cover



June 16, 1931. v. TREMBLAY 1,810,860

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POT AND PAN COVER Filed Jan. 19, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented 'June 16, 1931 MA'R-m v. TREMBLAY, on wILLIMANTIo, CONNECTICUT roar 'A'Nii PAN doves Applicatiriii fil 'ed lanuaiy 19, 1531. Saint). 5057s.

This invention relates to certain new and use'f'ul iinprovenientsfin pot and pan covers. The primary object of the invention is 'to providela cover for; pot awn the like ivherein fluid contents o f'the contminer will be preventedfirom boiling" over and any fluid substance oved; into contact vviththe cover tvill beconldensed and returned to the v container, the cover 'being constructed to permit, the natural escapeof steam;

I A further objectof the invention isto 'providea pot or panfcover ouheroregmng character designed; to pron'fote" a draft of air at room temperature ther'ethrough for the cooling of the 'vvalls of the cover v any boiling-fluid flovving'into contact with suchwvalls willbe condensed and returned to the pot or pan. 7

\Vith the abiive and other objects inview 'th atwill become apparent 'as'the nature of the'invention is better understood; the same consists in the "novel fofni; coinbinationan d arrangement of p'arts hereinafter mere" fully V described, shown in the a cconipahying-drawings a'nd claiined." i

In thedrawingsz a p Figure 'l is a diagraninia'tical side elevational'vietv of a 'potor anama caveat-on} V 4 Strueted in ac eorda ice 'With' the present inventionyshowingthe cover resting u'pon and extending outwardly of the pot or panpermitting-assoeiatiofi With receptacles" of different diameters; 1

Figure 2 is a"fragn entaryfsideelevational Vieiv', partly broken away andshovvn in section to illustrate the cover construction and showing the air passage through the cover and the valve forming a part thereof;

partly brokenaway and illustrating 'the corrugated upper Wall of the cover providing increased cooling surfaces forthe boiling fluid'and the return openingis 'in the lovver wall-or theco'ver for condensation;

'Figure' 4' is an enlarged fragmentary bottorn plan view of the cover; 7

vFigurefi is a diagrannnatical side elevational'view shovv in'g a cover set within" a marginal'fl'ange of a p ot or pan; t H r i Figure-dis a side felevational View, partly Figure 3 is a top planview ofthe" cover,

formed ofloWer and upper seotions 12ai1d 13 respeetively mounted uponand extending beyondtheopen upper end of the panllO, the cover 11 carrying'ia centrally" disposed stack 14 for the escape of steain'froni the pan, boilingyfiuidentering the lotver end of the staek 1 1 contacting the'lovver face of the upper Wall l3to be condensedand re- 7 turned through openings provided in the lower cover 12 to the pan, the cover sections 12 and13 being spaced from each other to permit ingress of air or a draft upwardly through the stackll as an aid to condensation. I I v The bottom Wall 12 of the cover is of concave formation as sho WnKin Figure 2 and adjacent its peripheral edge. is provided 7 with a'circular series of slotted openings 15 and inwardly'of said openings 15, the Wall 12' provided with a circular series of depression's 16 having openings 17 at their'inner ends effecting the drainage of condensation back to the pan 10. A-central-opening in the bottoin Wall 12 is surrounded by'an upstanding annular vvalllS having airin- Wardly directed flange '19 at its upper end that provides a support for the lower flanged end 20 of the stack 1 1."

cross bar or spider 211 extends betvve en the annular Wall 18-,- spanning the central opening in the Wall'12 and has'threaded in the central hub portion 22 thereof, the rod '23 projecting upwardly' through thestack 14:. The'upper closed end24 of 'the stack through which the rod 23 extends is provided with -spaced"openingsf'25 While a cap plate 26" mounted 'upon theupper end of the stack 14 "in' spaced relation to the openings 2;") is retained in position on the stack by the button or knob 27 carried by the upper end of the rod 23. It will be noted from an inspection of Figure 2 that the rod 23 retains the stack 14 in position on the annular wall 18 of the bottom wall 12 of the cover. i

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the flanged lower end 20 of the stack 14 is provided with a series of openings 28 for purposes present- 7 1y to'appear. The upper cover wall 13 is annularly corrugated as at 29, the same beopening to facilitate mounting thereof upon the stack 14, the central opening being surrounded by a flange 3O resting upon the upper edge of the flange 20 at the lower end of the stack, the outer peripheral edge 31 of the upper cover wall 13 being spaced from the peripheraledge of the lower cover wall 12 to permit a draft of air to flow between the cover walls, pass through the openings 28 in the flange-2O of the stack and thence flow upwardly through the stack to escape through the openings'25. As shown in Fig-' ure 2, a disk valve32 freely mounted upon the lower end of the rod 23 engages at its peripheral edge the flange 19 of the wall 18 for the retention of heat in the pan 10, and also acting as a check to prevent the contents of the pan from boiling over.

The cover 11 may be placed upon pots or pans of different sizes, while as shown in Figures 5 and 6, the cover isseated at its peripheraledge within av flange 106 on the pan 10a, theconstruction in Figures 5 and 6 otherwise remaining the same as described in connection with Figures 1 to 4. In the operation of 1 the device, steam escapes through openings 15 into the space between the two cover walls 12 and13 and a flow of cold air being induced through the cover, enters at thespaced marginal edges andout- 'lets through the central stack, thesteam being condensed for precipitation on the cover 12 to drain towardand through the openings'17 for return to the pan 10. The fluid contents of the pan, when boiling, will rise therein and contact the valve 32 and aided .by relatively low speed pressures, thevalve will rise and the fluid will flow through the openings 28 onto the cover 12 for return through the drain openings 17 to the pan. The escaping steam will flow upwardly through-the stack'14 to be baflied and outlet at the upper end thereof, the escape of steam through the stack creating a draft between the cover walls "12 and 13 for cooling the walls to aid in condensation of steam escaping through openings 15. The valve 32 acts as a check to the fluid boiling over while such fluid in boiling over also comes into contact with the cool air flowing through the cover sections aiding inaflecting condensation. V V c r In the diagrammatic illustration of the inventionas shown in Figure 7, the screw ing inclined in a direction reverse to the bot-V tom wall 12 of the cover and has a central rod 23 for retaining the stack 14 in assembled relation to the cover wall 12 is eliminated, the stack 14 carrying depending spring arms 33 frictionally engage with the wall 18 of the lower cover, this form of the invention providing a simplified construction.

lVhile there are herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that .minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim 1. In a cover for pots, pans and the like, a double wall construction having a central passage therethrough and the outer edges of the walls being spaced to permit air to enter between the walls and flow upwardly through the central passage, a vertical stack surrounding the central passage and supported on one of the cover walls, the other coverwallbeing supported on the stack and said stack having openings therein permit ting flow of air from between the covers to the central passage.

2. In cover for pots,pans and the like, a double wall construction having a central passage therethrough and the outer edges of the walls being spaced to permit air to enter between the walls and flow vupwardly through the central passage, afreely mounted valve in the central passage, a vertical stack surrounding the central .passage'and supported on one of the cover walls, the other cover wall being supported on the stack and said stack having openings therein permittingflow of air from between the covers to the central passage,

I 3. In a cover'for pots, pansand the like, a double wall construction having a central passage therethroughand the outer'edge's of the walls beingspaced to permit air to enter between the walls and flow upwardly through thecentral passage, a verticalstack surrounding the central passage and supported on one of the cover .walls, the other cover wall being supported on the stack and said stack having openings therein permitting flow of air from between the covers to the central passage, and means for securing the stack to the cover wall supporting the same. I V j 4. In a cover for pots, pans and the like, a double wall construction having a central passage therethrough and the outer edges of the walls being spaced .to permit air to enter between the walls and flow upwardly through the central passage, a freely mounted valve in thecentral passage, a vertical stack surrounding the central passage and supported on one of the cover walls', the other cover wall being supported on the stack and said stack having openings therein permitting flow of air from between the covers to the central passage, and means for cover wall being supported on the stack and .said stack having openings therein permitting flow of air from between the covers to the central passage, means for securing the stack to the cover wall supporting the same, including a rod headed at its upper end engaged with the upper end of the stack, and having threaded engagement with the lower cover wall. i

6. In a cover for pots, pans and the like, a double wall construction having a central passage therethrough and the outer edges covers to the central passage, and meansfor securing the stack to the cover wall supporting the same, including spring arms carried by one member for detachable engagement with the other member.

9. In a cover for pots, pans and the like,

a double wall construction having a central passage therethrough and the outer edges of the walls being spaced to permit air to enter between the walls and flow upwardly through the central passage, and meansvin the lower end of the central passage to divert boiling over fluid laterally onto'the' vbottom wall of the cover for return to the pot or pan.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

, MARIA v. TREMBLAY.

of the walls being spacedto permit airto enter between the walls and flow upwardly through the central passage, a freely mounted valve in the central passage, a' vertical stack surrounding the central passage and supported on one of the cover walls, the

other cover wall being supported on the stack and said stack having openings therein permitting flow of air from between the covers to the central passage, means for securing the stack to the cover wall supporting the same, including a rod headed at its upper end engaged with the upper end of the stack, and having threaded engagement with the lower cover wall.

7 In a cover for pots, pans and the like, a double wall construction having a central passage therethrough and the outer edges of the walls being spaced to permit air to enter between the walls and flow upwardly through the central passage, a vertical stacki surrounding the central passage and supported on one of the cover walls, the other cover wall being supported on the stack and said stack having openings therein permitting fiow of air from between the covers to the central passage, and means for securing the stack to the cover Wall supporting the same, including spring arms carried by one member for detachable engagement with the other member. 7

8. In a cover for pots, pans and the like, I

. stack surrounding the central passage and supported on one of the cover walls, the

other cover wall being supported on'the stack and said stack having openings therein permitting flow of air from between the 

